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Artificial enzymes programmed to destroy SARS-CoV-2

Cambridge scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the virus.

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Under the microscope: Photoacoustic microscopy

This month: Photoacoustic microscopy

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Education, development and knowledge acquisition

It’s not about winning, it’s about the journey and what we learn along the path of that journey that really matters, writes Dr Guy Orchard.

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Biopsy, diagnostics and tumour removal

Researchers from Japan may have devised a way to perform the initial biopsy, lab tests, and subsequent tumour removal during one surgical procedure.

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Cell-free DNA cancer detection

A US-led research team has reported successful results from an experimental cell-free DNA (cfDNA) cancer-detection system that is claimed to be cost effective.

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Recent advances in biomedical science

Deputy Editor Andrew Blann summarises some articles recently published in the British Journal of Biomedical Science.

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Car t-cell therapy

The immunotherapy tool that ushered in a new era in cancer treatment options.

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Genetic method for identifying hundreds of disease agents

A new paper compares the pathogen-detecting ability of a next-generation sequencing (NGS) system — the Respiratory Pathogen Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Resistance Panel (RPIP) — with a previously studied NGS system and standard of care (SOC) diagnostic methods for samples obtained with bronchoalveolar lavage.

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“Gene editing via CRISPR/cas9 can lead to cell toxicity and genome instability”

CRISPR/Cas9 is a commonly used, very precise, gene editing technique often known as “genetic scissors”.

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AI and ecg heart trace to predict diabetes

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, derived from the features of individual heartbeats recorded on an ECG (electrocardiogram), can accurately predict diabetes and pre-diabetes, suggests preliminary research.

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An electrophoresis case study

Madihah Abbas, Specialist Biochemistry Team Manager at Christie Pathology Partnership, looks at result interpretation, comparing gel and capillary zone electrophoresis.

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